The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-26

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released on his good behavior by Judge Irwin,
yesterday morning. His brain is affected, and
for this reason the officials of the Reform School
refused to accept him.
The Mendeissohn Society last night received
thirteen new mem bers on the active list and be-
gan the study OF Mendelssohn's Forty-second
Psalm. Professor Barus. for the first time, APP
peared as the socetys director, place he IS to
hold at all future rehearsals. The members
were highly gratifed &C the success OF their
work.
CONTINUED SPREAD OF MEASLES.
Sixty-seven new eases of measles were report
ed yesterday. and the reports received at the
city health Office indicate that the disease is on
the increase again. Only one death from the
disease was reported vest rday. Six cases of
scarlatina and one of diph eria were also re-
ported yesterday
CELEBRATING PRIESTS SILVER JUBILEE.
Rev. Father Schedeler, " g., and Revs.
,Schuck, Steigerwald. Girolt and Hundt left last
evening for Evansville. whittier they 60 to cele-
brate the silver jubilee Of the priesthood of Rev.
Ferdinand Viefhaus, of St. Marys Catholic
Church, of that city. Of his twenty-five years
of service as priest. twenty-five have been Civ
en- to St. Mary's
HAD HER LOVER ARRESTED
A month ago Fred Deem gave girl at No 331
West Washington street some jewelry to wear
as he says, as long as they remained friends
On Sunday they disagreed. but she refused to
return the jewelry, and he watched his chance
and took it out of the drawer himself. When
the girl discovered the loss she reported to the
police that Deem had stolen it, and he was ar
rested.
DEATH OF Mr.. JOHN MCKINNEY.
Mr.. John Mckinney, for many years promi-
nent business man in Indianapolis, died sudden
ly of congestion Of the brain at his home on
Walnut street on Sunday. For many years he
was a hardware merchant at Madison, but in
1870 he came here and entered into partnership
with r. j. Bright in the publication
of the Sentinel He was afterward engaged in
the manufacture of cement pipe. When Mr..
Bright became Sergeant-at- arms Of the Senate
he appointed Mr.. Mckinney his cashier. OF late
years he has been running a seed store
Washington street He will be buried to-day at
Madison.
SALE OF THE LABOR SIGNAL.
The Labor Signal has been sold by the Cen
trail Labor Union to the Cooperative Publishing
Company that has been organized for the pur-
pose of starting an evening two-cent paper. The
Signal will be merged into the new daily, the
name of which, it is understood, will be the
Daily Evening Signal The committee appoint
ed to solicit stock were quite successful yester
day, and the directors feel that there will be no
the venture upon its feet-$l0.000. The direct
ors are already looking about for some live men
to do the brain work on the paper, and announce
that they will employ only the best.
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED YESTERDAY.
The following building permits were issued
yesterday: Theodore Pfafflin. repair to resi-
dence at No. 100 Davidson street, $3.50; P. II.
Mayer, frame stable on Madison avenue, 800;
Robert Jerusalem. one-story frame house on
State street, near Ohio, $1,000; c. H. Kirtner,
frame cottage on Tavis street, near Delaware,
5000; r. r. Hammond. brick business block on
Massachusetts avenue Vermont street.
$4,000: r. r. Hammond. repair to residence at
No. 160 East st. Joseph street. $500: j. G.. Sim
mons, improvement to dwelling on English ave-
rue, near Dillon street, $3.50; A. Jones, frame
addition to residence on Pennsylvania street,
near Pratt, $425.
THE CoLoRED PEOPLES CHARITY FAIR.
The Flower Mission fair at the Big Zion A.
M. e. Church, on Vermont street, opened last
night. and will continue until Saturday night
The fair is held under the auspices of the Hotel
Brotherhood and Alpha Home Association, and
is for the benefit of the latter society The
church is handsomely decorated. and fitted up
with eight elegant booths, where all sorts of
fancy articles are offered for sale. Refreshments
are served each evening, and music by the colored
band lends enchantment to the occasion. On
Wednesday evening there will be a public in
stallation of the members of the female branch
of the Hotel Brotherhood. About 500 persons
were present last night.
THREE NEW INDIANA ENTERPRISES.
Articles of incorporation were fled yester.
day, with the Secretary of State as foil ows
| The Ritter Metallic Picket-fence Company. of
Liberty-capital stock, s2500O directors, John
| l.. Ritter. John B. Macy, John L. Fry, Daniel T.
| Snyder, George R. Hart, William H. Jones.
| Leander W. Freeman and George A. Sigler
| The Seymour Exploring Company capital
| S.. 900; directors g. F. Harlow, Lynn Fauk
! coner. n. S. Blish. Charles Leinuineer, JOSEPH
| Balsley, j. H. Andrews and w. T. Branaman
| The South Monon Mining Company-capita
| So 600; directors. W. B. Dodds, George n Win
| chell. George w Steele, William H. Charles
and William c. Webster.
THE MINISTER'S MEETINGS YESTERDAY
| The Methodist ministers, at their meeting YES
terday morning, discussed the question of wheth
err presiding elders should be elected bv the an
nual conference instead of being appointed BY
the bishop. At the meeting on the second Mon
day in May the subject of Methodist allianc,
will be discussed The object of the allianc,
| will be the selection of a member from each con
! gregation to settle all questions affecting thu
church generally. The Presbyterian minister
yesterday held their meeting at the Secont
| church Rev N. ). Dlckev the new pastor o
the Eleventh Church. read a paper on eth,
/ Early Presbyterianism of Indiana which wal
quite interesting and was we'll received.
/ ASSAULTED A WOMAN WITH AsCHAIR
year ago Thomas Hogan persuaded Id
Johnson to GO with him from Mattoon. ILL.,, t.
Chicago where they lived several months a
man and wife, Three months ago they had
quarrel. and Mr. Hogan came to this city. Mis-
| johnson wrote to him several weeks ago. wan,
ing to return to him, and he invited her to come
Last Tuesday she arrived in the city, and tn
two took rooms at No 375 South East stree,
Last evening. when Hogan returned home, h
found letter the woman had received from ar
other man, and he assaulted her with cnaI
and knocked her down. Every time she woul
attempt to arise he would renew the attack, an
when Patrolmen Hagerdorn and Corrigan al
rived she was badly used up. Hogan was al
rested. and the woman says she will return I
her relatives in Nation.
MARRIED ~ THE COURT ROOM.
When Judge Howe adjourned court at
o'clock, last evening. hatchet-faced young ma
of twenty one years. with light hair and a dye
mustache, accompanied by handsome brunei,
lady of probably the same age. we're waiting on
side the door. AS the Judge passed out tt
young man tapped him on the shoulder an
| said no and fha dy Tod he